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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1969
Page
5
Bronte School canceled classes for the rest of the week as illnesses struck the student body. About 25 percent were absent with about 80 out on Monday and subs teaching remaining days. Superintendent Barbee said attendance was hard to tally but no make up days are needed.
Region VI Solo and Ensemble Contest at Abilene Christian College saw the Longhorn Band members earn top ratings. Dee Ann Percifull Kathy Riker and Sandra Stroebel led with first division solos and a first division clarinet trio. Other solo ratings included Kathy Riker Lois Reeves Debra Brevard Andrea Cooper and Clais Versup with division II and Dana Lee with division III. Thornton praised his students for the strong showing.
An Enterprise double page ad expresses Bronte Citizens School District pride in its facilities curriculum and teachers. It argues against consolidating small schools into larger ones, warning of overcrowding and loss of opportunities for local children. The piece lauds community funding and volunteer effort while noting death and taxes remain constants.
Omega Gas Co of Abilene will build a gasoline plant one mile west of Bronte in the Bronte Field using gas from Humble Oil wells. The facility, designed for 6.5 million cubic feet daily and 32,000 gallons of propane and butane gas daily, starts May 1 with truck loading for West Central Texas dealers.
The Coke County 4 H Clubs sponsor a rabies vaccination program on Wednesday March 12. A San Angelo veterinarian will vaccinate pets in Robert Lee at the county show barn from 9 to 10 a.m. and in Bronte at the County Park from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. This public health measure is an annual sponsor by Coke County 4 H Clubs.
Publisher corrects misstatement: Bronte Longhorn basketball team finished as district co champions with Forsan after identical records. The Roscoe game decided playoff representative, with Forsan earning the right to advance. Coach James Raughton confirms co champion status for Bronte.
In Coke County Bronte residents are urged to support the annual Heart Fund drive. Campaign head Mrs. Kenneth Lackey of Robert Lee reports no volunteers yet for Bronte east side effort and asks donors to mail checks to her or to Mrs. Jesse Parker.
Short slate for spring elections with two city council seats and three school board vacancies. City alderman candidates Jerry Mack Parker and Ben D Snead Jr face off while Joe Rawlings R T Caperton and D R Coulson run for school board. Rawlings currently serves, terms of Grigg Bryant Taylor Thomas expiring. Elections set for Saturday April 5 with voting in City Hall and Green's Store in Tennyson.
A crowd of Bronte Lions, their wives, and Bronte School staff attended a dinner and program for Public Schools Week. Attendance was lighter due to widespread illness. The program in the auditorium featured Conner S. Scott of Brownwood and James A. Scott Jr. of San Angelo. Classes were dismissed causing a reduced visitation schedule.
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